Salmon Rev. (06/19/2020) 31.PAUL *
I could have died. *JESSICA *
I know. It’s a terrible ordeal. *
But there are reasons... *PAUL *
What does it mean? That I could be *
the One? *She stares at him. Caught off-guard. *
JESSICA *
You heard. *She swallows hard and chooses truth. *
JESSICA (CONT'D) *
The Bene Gesserit serve as powerful *
partners to the Great Houses, but *
there’s more to it. *PAUL *
You steer the politics of the *
Imperium from the shadows. I know. *She blinks at that. He sees so much! But she presses on: *
JESSICA *
You don’t know everything. For *
thousands of years, we’ve been *
carefully crossing bloodlines to *
bring forth... *PAUL *
(in disbelief) *
...the One? *JESSICA *
(nodding) *
A mind powerful enough to bridge *
space and time. Past and future... *
who can help lead us into a better *
future. We think he’s very close *
now. Some believe he’s here. *Paul is stunned. He looks around, seeing every part of his
life in a new, bewildering light. His mother suddenly a
strange, alien presence. *
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